The girl and the ghost-grey mare / Australian fiction. Country life. Country life Short stories.

Treasure, Rachael.

The girl and the ghost-grey mare / Rachael Treasure. - Camberwell, Vic. : Michael Joseph, 2011. - 235 p. ; 23 cm.

Short stories.

The girl and the ghost-grey mare -- Gentleman required -- The apple, the pony and the snake -- True hands -- Dangerous goods -- The mysterious handbag -- Eliza's cards -- Feathers and fast horses -- Preserves -- Grandma's gift -- The tractor factor -- Mr Foosheng's carpet -- The evolution of Sadie Smith -- McCubbin's lost child -- Mother Nature -- The wife -- The way of things -- The handy man -- Evie's garden dreaming.

A dairy farmer's daughter searches for love in a city pub, a grieving widow heals her heart and her community, a cheated wife finds the ultimate revenge. From Australia's favourite rural storyteller comes this highly anticipated collection of short fiction. It features stories full of warmth and heart and humour, and with characters as diverse and colourful as the Australian countryside itself.

9781921518560 (pbk.) : $29.95

000046943737 AU


Australian fiction.
Country life.
Country life--Fiction.--Australia
Short stories.
Country life--Fiction.
Country life.


Short stories
Short stories.
Fiction.

PR8303.R42 / G57 2011

A823.4